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John Couch and Judith Hickel – CD available
For those of you who missed the recent Canberra concert¬† (and also for the lucky ones who enjoyed the excellent performance) by the renowned duo of New Zealand guitarist John Couch and Australian violinist Judith Hickel, you can get a … Continue reading
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COZMO in Concert – BACH to the FUTURE!
Enjoy a Saturday afternoon musical treat! A delightful concert featuring the beautiful works of popular Baroque composers Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli and Handel. Bach to the Future also includes works by Australian composers Robert Kay and Robert Schulz and popular melodies … Continue reading
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McDonalds Sydney Eisteddfod 2010 winners
Congratulations to Andrew Blanch and Victor Matthews for respective first prize wins in the Classical Guitar (open age) and Classical Guitar (12 and under) categories last month.¬†¬†¬† In addition, Victor received a “highly commended” mention in the 16 and under … Continue reading
Landscape – Australian Guitar Duets
LANDSCAPE: Australian Guitar Duets by the Brew Guitar Duo is out now. Canberra guitarists Bradley Kunda and Matthew Withers perform all Australian works by composers Nigel Westlake, Phillip Houghton, Richard Charlton & Robert Davidson, as well as Canberra’s own guitarist/composers … Continue reading
Gretton wins first prize at Mertz competition
Harold Gretton has won 1st prize in the 7th International Guitar Competition of J.K. Mertz. The contest was held in Bratislava, Slovakia at the end of June 2010.¬† The prize is 6 concerts, 1000 euros and the complete works of … Continue reading
Le-Tuyen Nguyen – lecture/recital
A NEW VOICE: Australian guitar music with Vietnamese cultural influences Le-Tuyen Nguyen will present a lecture-recital of new Australian guitar compositions inspired from the Vietnamese music culture at ANU’s Llewellyn Hall on 31 August at 10am. Traditional folk songs, melodic … Continue reading
Performers Concert
Here are two photos from our 27 June Performers Concert.  Leslie Spencer leads the orchestra and Matthew Towicz performs Tango en Skai by Roland Dyens.
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Washington Post review – Rupert Boyd concert
This review was posted by Alfred Thigpen from the Washington Post on 31 January 2010.¬† Click here to link to the article.¬† Click here to visit Rupert’s website. Guitarist Rupert Boyd at Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ Remember the … Continue reading
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Classical Guitar Magazine review – “The Fall of Birds”
Minh Le Hoang‘s solo CD “The Fall of Birds,” released in 2008, was recently reviewed by Classical Guitar Magazine. Here is an excerpt: “Unbelievably, and this is happening quite regularly with these privately released recordings, there are no details as … Continue reading
Big Guitar Gig – Music For Everyone at the Canberra International Music Festival
Enjoy a day of hands-on music activities with Music For Everyone, the ACT‚Äôs community music organisation, and winner of the National Music in Communities Award 2009 as the best all-round community music program in Australia.¬† Drumming for all ages and … Continue reading
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Canberra Classical Guitar Society 